Thinking Globally, Living Locally
The world is becoming a fragile interlocking system. The general well-being of nations, cities, and local communities depends not merely on events occurring in their own 'backyards' but increasingly on events taking place at a larger, global scale. Examples of global-to-local and local-to-global interdependencies are global warming, the formation of multinational trading blocs, a strained world food-producing system, and consumption of sustainable versus non-sustainable resources. Student activities in this community enhance understanding of the local-global connection.
The courses for this freshman learning community include Geography 155, Freshman Composition (English 101 or 103), and the one-hour integrative seminar (FLC 101).
The community director is Dr. Jeffrey P. Richetto, Associate Professor of Geography.